# Install riemann with Homebrew, Nix

Event stream processor. Version 0.3.12 via Homebrew; verified from local package data. Also installable with nix: nix profile install nixpkgs#riemann.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:riemann
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install riemann
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

### Linux

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#riemann
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ri/riemann/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:riemann
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/riemann>
- **Version:** 0.3.12
- **Source summary:** Event stream processor
- **Homepage:** <https://riemann.io/>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/riemann/riemann>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://riemann.io/>
- **License:** EPL-1.0
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/riemann/riemann/releases/download/0.3.12/riemann-0.3.12.tar.bz2>
- **Generated:** 2026-08-04T22:13:35+00:00

## Executables

- riemann (cli)
- riemann (alias)

## Dependencies

- openjdk

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Service: declared
- Caveats: You may also wish to install these Ruby gems: riemann-client riemann-tools riemann-dash
- Bottle: available on all

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-08-04
- Package-manager version: 0.3.12
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/riemann/riemann
- info: No package-manager update timestamp was available.
- info: No cached GitHub release or tag data was available.

## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. formula declares a Homebrew service.

- **Geiger risk:** orange / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- formula declares a Homebrew service


## Configuration and credential file locations

These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.


## Configuration files

- Unix: /etc/riemann.config
## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** riemann
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Nix - riemann: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ri/riemann/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Secret-risk packages](https://pkg.so/secret-risk-packages/) - Has protected-tool coverage, approval-gate, or non-low Geiger security signals.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://pkg.so/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://pkg.so/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [Homebrew utility packages](https://pkg.so/brew-utility-packages/) - Matched Homebrew package provider.
- [openjdk](https://pkg.so/brew/openjdk/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [riemann-client](https://pkg.so/brew/riemann-client/) - Package name indicates the same formula family.
- [pv](https://pkg.so/brew/pv/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [mactop](https://pkg.so/brew/mactop/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [duf](https://pkg.so/brew/duf/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [node_exporter](https://pkg.so/brew/node-exporter/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [netdata](https://pkg.so/brew/netdata/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [ctop](https://pkg.so/brew/ctop/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [asitop](https://pkg.so/brew/asitop/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [rrdtool](https://pkg.so/brew/rrdtool/) - Shares pkgdb curated category or tags: cli, monitoring, system.
- [collectd](https://pkg.so/brew/collectd/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, riemann, system.
- [sec](https://pkg.so/brew/sec/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, event, monitoring, system.
- [apachetop](https://pkg.so/brew/apachetop/) - Local package facts share a topical domain. Shared terms: cli, monitoring, system.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/riemann.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/riemann.yml)


## Sources

- pkg.so package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- package version freshness
- pkgdb category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph